The Birmingham Genealogical Society was organized March 15, 1959. It was organized exclusively for educational and research purposes, and to foster preservation of genealogical and historical material. We are located in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

BPL Digital Collections Adds Early Birmingham Newspapers

The Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections has added early issues of The Birmingham Iron Age and The Weekly Iron Age to the collection online. The newspapers are browse-able and search-able. Information about the new collection can be found here.